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To: Chispas who wrote (88907)	8/18/2002 11:46:07 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116811

<<"Gold funds can be quite volatile"....(from article dated July 30th)>> Doesn't this support the(long prior held) concept that it would a decent idea for everyone who invests to always maintain some level of exposure to the precious metals sector?

To: Chispas who wrote (88907)	8/18/2002 11:59:24 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116811

Did you ever read my(and other major economists) assertions that the "great depression" was caused by deflation brought about through 3 factors: 1. The Spanish Flu epidemic 2. technological advances 3. WW-I How about this, I know 444 of 15M is but a "drop in the bucket", but is it the tip of another iceburg?? Another disease that could swwp across Africa & further hurt their gold production or will it bring further reduction in overall demand from falling population or even greater future deflation?? Population Madagascar: 15,982,563 (CIA Factbook) cia.gov NewsMax.com Mystery Illness Sweeps Madagascar At least 444 people have died in Madagascar after contracting a form of acute influenza that epidemiologists have as yet been unable to precisely identify and treat. The national military police, or gendarmerie, said that some 70 people had recently died of the flu-like illness in the region of Manakara, 500 kilometers (300 miles) southeast of the capital, Antananarivo. Eight government ministries have been working to try to identify the virus that causes the deadly illness which, once determined, will allow them to put in place measures to stem its spread. A team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in Madagascar to help in efforts to identify and fight the disease. The health ministry announced that some 13,300 cases of infection by the virus had been reported since the first death was attributed to the disease at the beginning of June. The health ministry said it had since spread to six of Madagascar's 111 districts. The Pasteur Institute in Madagascar has identified two distinct strains of flu in the country: a classic one showing symptoms such as fever, headaches, coughing and rhinitus, and more serious cases that, complicated by the problems of malnutrition, can lead to lung and neurological problems and infection. But even the more serious strain of the disease is not fatal if sufferers receive adequate medical care in time, health officials have said. Children and the elderly have been especially hard hit by the mystery virus, which health officials say is transmitted via droplet infection – infection caused by inhaling tiny droplets of moisture from the cough or sneeze of an infected person. The first symptom is a severe headache followed by neck and chest aches, and a dry cough. If left untreated, the virus results in death within two weeks.